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Topic: removing stickers from card/bubble (Read 5140 times)

I had 2 questions that I can't seem to find answers for anywhere else. The first is how to remove some price stickers from the cardboard (and in one or 2 cases from the actual bubble) and remove the sticky residue safely. The second is a little different. I sometimes have to purchase a figure from R2-DToys because I can't find it here. Usually it comes with a foreign "sticker" on the back and on the bottom of the bubble. And usually it just peals right off, no tearing or anything. I have one that seems to have gotten really gooey though on the bottom of the bubble on a clone wars figure. Any type of solvent to get this stuff off without dissolving the damn bubble?? Thanks!

Goo gone is probably the best way to remove stickers. Bubbles are pretty easy, cardbacks are a little tougher. You should practice on a cheap figure first before proceeding to that carded yackface.

typically a few drops of goo gone on a sticker and it will remove easily. usually there is a little residue left over, and slight rubbing should remove it, however, rub too long, let the goo gone sink in too long then rubbing, etc. and you could end up taking a little of the paint off the cardback.

I always use the "Zippo lighter fluid" to remove sticker or price tags on cards and books. Add ONLY a few drops of Zippo liquid on the sticker you want to remove.Make sure the liquid is covering the entire sticker/price tag.Then slowly peel it off!You should be above to remove it without damaging the card!

To get the sticky stuff off of the bubble, I have never actually tried Goo Gone. Instead, I lightly dampen a paper towel, and rub the stuff off the bubble. If it's stubborn, I gently use my nail to slightly scratch the goo off. If you're careful, there will be no scratches on the bubble, and the goo comes off!

Haven't tried getting goo off the card, though....

« Last Edit: August 12, 2009, 12:58 PM by Jabba the Slug »

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